SINGER
Koshi Inaba
1964 - Today

Koshi Inaba
Koshi Inaba (Japanese: 稲葉浩志, Hepburn: Inaba Kōshi; born September 23, 1964 in Tsuyama, Okayama) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan. He also has a successful solo career, with six studio albums and five singles topping the Japanese music charts. Inaba collaborated with Slash on the latter's 2009 single "Sahara", and with Stevie Salas on the albums Chubby Groove (2017) and Maximum Huavo (2020). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Koshi Inaba is the 1,917th most popular singer (up from 2,116th in 2024), the 1,768th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,737th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Japanese Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Koshi Inaba ranks 1,917 out of 4,381. Before him are Neal Morse, Hope Sandoval, Lil Yachty, Alan Jackson, Lee Jun-ho, and Thérèse Steinmetz. After him are Nayeon, Lynsey de Paul, Tony Kakko, Natalia Gordienco, Lil' Kim, and Andy.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNeal Morse
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 1,911
Hope Sandoval
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,912
Lil Yachty
1997 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,913
Alan Jackson
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,914
Lee Jun-ho
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,915
Thérèse Steinmetz
1933 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,916
Koshi Inaba
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,917
Nayeon
1995 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,918
Lynsey de Paul
1948 - 2014
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,919
Tony Kakko
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,920
Natalia Gordienco
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,921
Lil' Kim
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,922
Andy
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,923
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Koshi Inaba ranks 411. Before him are Adam Godley, Ursula Karven, James M. Kelly, Mark Valley, Nie Haisheng, and Miguel Alcubierre. After him are Roberto Vittori, Luis Medina Cantalejo, Goran Prpić, Johan Bruyneel, Osamu Taninaka, and Tim Miller.
Others Born in 1964
Go to all RankingsAdam Godley
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 405
Ursula Karven
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 406
James M. Kelly
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 407
Mark Valley
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 408
Nie Haisheng
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 409
Miguel Alcubierre
PHYSICIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 410
Koshi Inaba
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 411
Roberto Vittori
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 412
Luis Medina Cantalejo
REFEREE
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 413
Goran Prpić
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 414
Johan Bruyneel
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 415
Osamu Taninaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 416
Tim Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 417
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Koshi Inaba ranks 1,768 out of 6,245. Before him are Makoto Yukimura (1976), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), Junichi Kono (1992), Matsuichi Yamada (1961), Tetta Kawai (2000), and Kazuo Echigo (1965). After him are Shinichiro Tani (1968), Yoshihiro Natsuka (1969), Yoshihiro Akiyama (1975), Gen Urobuchi (1972), Shunya Ando (1991), and Tomokazu Seki (1972).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMakoto Yukimura
COMIC ARTIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,762
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,763
Junichi Kono
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,764
Matsuichi Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 1,765
Tetta Kawai
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,766
Kazuo Echigo
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,767
Koshi Inaba
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,768
Shinichiro Tani
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,769
Yoshihiro Natsuka
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,770
Yoshihiro Akiyama
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,771
Gen Urobuchi
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,772
Shunya Ando
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,773
Tomokazu Seki
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,774
Among SINGERS In Japan
Among singers born in Japan, Koshi Inaba ranks 23. Before him are Anri (1961), Toshi (1965), Nikka Costa (1972), Yutaka Ozaki (1965), Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), and Mika Nakashima (1983). After him are Tak Matsumoto (1961), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Shizuka Kudo (1970), Yoko Takahashi (1966), Kōji Wada (1974), and Sana (1996).
Anri
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 17
Toshi
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 18
Nikka Costa
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 19
Yutaka Ozaki
1965 - 1992
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 20
Tomohisa Yamashita
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 21
Mika Nakashima
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 22
Koshi Inaba
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 23
Tak Matsumoto
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 24
Kyōko Koizumi
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 25
Shizuka Kudo
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 26
Yoko Takahashi
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 27
Kōji Wada
1974 - 2016
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 28
Sana
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 29
















































